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Ufa pamberg Jleralb Thursday, June 7, 1917. SHOUT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. The Junior Missionary society will meet at the Methodist church Friday afternoon at "> o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rentz announce the engagement of their daughter. Kate, to Mr. J. J. Heard, the wedding to take place 011 June 57th. At the regular meeting of the Bamberg lodge. No. 3S. Knights of Pythias. Monday night, it was decided to invest a small sum in Libetry bonds. The Young Ladies Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet on Wednesday. June 13. at 4 o'clock, p. m.. with Miss Corinne Fow-' i ler. All members are requested to be present. Night Policeman Bart Jordan Tuesday night handed in his resignation to city council. He has accepted a position with the commissioners of public works. The vacancy on the police force has not yet been filled. Cotton was quoted Tuesday morning at 22 cents per pound in Augusta ?the highest price since civil war ?It ic ciirnrkine however. tO I pi ICC?. 1 I lO C V4 4 ?V- > 0 y - _ r notice what little interest is taken in the price of cotton now. It is rarely mentioned. There will be a special called conference of the membership of the Baptist church next Sunday morning immediately after Sunday-school. As there will be business of importance to come before the conference, a full attendance is desired. Col. X. F. Thompson, of Birmingham, Ala., made a talk at the court house Mondayv afternoon on cooperation between business men and the farmers. Col. Thompson is also the' traveling representative of the Pro-j gressive Farmer, of Raleigh. X. .C. Mrs. J. W. Barr and .Mrs. Hattie Stubbs will be hostesses to the U. D. C. chapter at the home of Mrs. M. A.! Bamberg on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 12th. at 4:30. This will be the last meeting before the sum-i mer vacation of two months, and all mpmhprs are reauested to be present. J x Hail storms visited different parts ; of the county the past week. Some I of the -hail stones were reported to; have been as large as small eggs, and j a great deal of damage has been done to crops generally. Sunday afternoon j there was hail above and below Bam-! berg, but none fell in the town. On Monday last the infant child ofl Mr. and Mrs. John A. Weir, former! resident of Edgefield who now live j at ' Elko, Barnwell county, was brought here for burial by the side of other children of theirs at Willow Brook. Rev. Mr. Gunter conducted the funeral.?Edgefield Chronicle. The Herald Book Store window is graced with a very fine sheaf of wheat from a field of Mr. J. H. Pearson near j the city. Mr. Pearson says he has; six and one-half acres like it. from! which he expects a yield of twenty j "bushels or more per acre. The wheat j has especially fine heads, and is the best we have seen this season. Mr. A. B. Utsey handed us yester-j day five Irish potatoes, the combined ! weight of which is four pounds and j five ounces. The largest one of the tubers weighs fifteen ounces. This is no " 'tater tale." We have them to prove it. Look at them in the Book Store window; if you have any that you think will beat these, bring 'em in. From reports gathered from different points in Bamberg county it is quite certain that there is a large acreage planted in velvet beans this year in corn. In fact, one gentleman told us that he has seen but few fields of corn in which velvet beans have not been planted. This crop will mean thousands of dollars to Bamberg county this year. It will be largely additional wealth, for this is the first year beans have been planted on a large scale. Mr. O'Byrnes at St. Johns. Mrs. J. M. Kinsey is just in recept of a letter from her brother. Mr Jesse O'Byrnes. mailed at St. Johns. New Foundland, reading in part as follows: "We are here to oil and take water. Wo frpt nut ri2-ht awav: s:aess we will hit the war zone pretty soon. We passed by where the Titanic was supposed to have gone down: there are certainly some icebergs, some were over a hundred feet high. Guess we will get to where we are going next week some time." Mr. O'Byrnes is in the navy, and wrote a few days ago that his ship would soon sail for European waters, the precise destination being unknown. Senator B. R. Tillman, who underwent an operation in an Atlanta hospital last week, is recuperating nicely. Moiton-Patrick Wedding. Mr. William Ciifton Patrick and bride have arrived ir. the city and are keeping house on Sunr.yside avenue Piedmont Park. The following is from the Birmingham Ledger of Tuesday: J "The wedding of Miss Mary Mol' ton and Mr. William Clifton Patrick, of Charlotte. X. C.. was a beautiful event of the day. taking place at the , home of the bride's parents. Mr. audi .Mrs. William Forrest Morton, a: East I .a k e. "The ceremony was performed uy j Dr. J. M. Shelburne. president of I Howard college, at 2:30 o'clock in | the presence of a large number of friends of the family. "The wedding march was played! by .Mrs. Amelia Molton Embry, piano: Mrs. Thomas Morris, harp, and Mr. Fred Hard, violin, and at the ap pointed hour the little flower gins. Libbie Morrow and Mary Frances Shelburne. formed an aisle from the stairway to the altar in the bay window in the living room. ''There was a background of white with standards holding baskets of white and pink swee'peas. Many lighted candies were also used with good effect. "Miss Annie Molton was her sister's maid of honor and only attendant. She was dressed in white organdie with blue sash and her large leghorn hat was trimmed in pink roses. "The bride and bridegroom entered together, the bride looking very handsome in her traveling costume of blue cloth with gray hat. gloves and shoes. Her flowers were a combination of white roses and sweetpeas. "After the ceremony a strawberry fr^nnp was served, the table in the i?Mrrv dining room being especially artistic with its decoration of bride roses and sweetpeas in a crystal centerpiece and a pendant cupid showering sweetpeas from the chandelier. "Mr. and Mrs. Patrick left immediately for their home in Charlotte, X. C., where they will be followed by the best wishes of a host of friends. "Among the out-of-town guests for the wedding were: Mrs. Sanders, of Roanoke: Mrs. \Y. F. Hurt, of Louisville: Mrs. Whitfield and Miss Miriam Whitfield, of Brunswick. Ga."?Char-! lotte Observer. The many handsome presents bespoke the popularity of the bride and! bridegroom. Registration Day in Bamberg. Stepping forward as if in one solid rank for the defense of the State and natiop, Bamberg's young men of 21 j to 31 Tuesday presented themselves! for enrollment on the "lists of honor."! Nowhere'Tso far as learned, was there! any opposition in Bamberg county to enrolling for service in the nation's; war for humanity. In general it was! not a day of festivity. The stern ne- j cessity of bringing every power to | bear in the struggle against Germany j has left most people but little time1 for anything but work. But every-) where there was the spirit of readi-l ness to serve. White and black, rich! and poor, they flocked to tne registration places, and it is believed that) there is hut a small proportion now] unregistered. Rev. C. W. Jones Accepts Pastorate. Pastor J. D. Huggins. of Denmark, writes: "Rev. C. W. Jones, late of Walterboro. has been called to Glients* Branch, Reedy Branch, Mt. Olivet and Spring Town churches recently in field of Rev. Geo. H'opkins. ^Brother Hopkins goes to Gray Court, Laurens county, to take a field of three churches. Brother Jones will be on his field by June 1st. occupying] the Ghents' Branch parsonage, Den-| mark, S. C. Long Branch, another of the churches formerly served by Brother Hopkins, will be served by Rev. \V. L. Hays, of Barnwell."? Baptist Courier. Duncan-Eaves Invitations. I Tire following invitation has been received in Bamberg by friends of the contracting parties: "Mr. and .Mrs. Thomas Carey Duncan request the honor of your presence ai ute marriage of their daughter, Louisa Merriman. to Mr. Donald Matheson Eaves on Thursday, the fourteenth of June. Grace Methodist church. Union. South Carolina." Preparing Corn Products. The Sun, of Xew York, last Wednesday printed on its editorial page an article about corn and tne ways of preparing meal and other corn products for the table, written by A. W. Brabham, of Oiar. The information is presented in a manner that will excite a keen interest in parts of the country where the delights or corn pone, egg bread and a score of other scod dishes are unknown. The article is written in a charming style and should be of real service in this time when the food question calls urgently for a sensible answer.?The kHUlV. Read The Herald. $1.50 a year. CHAIXGAXG AX I) JAIB INSPECTED j Charitie> and Correction* lizard lle-j port on County Institution*. : in the Quarterly Bulletin tor) . 'arch, just issued i>y the State Board ! oi Charities and Corrections, report ; is made on the Bamberg county chain-j gangs and the jail, together with ree-j commendations for improvements, j The report follows: Bamberg County Chaingang*. "i. .Mr. J. R. Xorris. Foreman. Visited November 6. Iblth Camp about a mile from Ehrhardt. "Equipment.?For guards a tent j with a fly. For convicts two tents j norses anci wime i-om uxi an nwn without flies. Xegro convicts sleep on double bed. Blankets and mattresses used for bedding. In good condition. Cooking done in the open over a fire. "Management.?The county employs a physician on a salary to visit the gang on call. Very sick convicts are sent to jail. Records of convicts kept by foreman meet requirements except no ages are given. Laws requiring reduction of sentence by onetenth and separation of convicts by [races obeyed. "Convicts.?Number present day of visit?white men, 1: negro men, I 29: of whom 1 white man and 5 negroes were "trusties." Convicts must bathe when they start their j sentences and once a week while on the gang. (Four convicts bathe in the same tub of water.) Bill of fare for convicts day of visit?breakfast: hominy, fried bacon, cornbread: dinner rpeas, boiled bacon, cornbread: supper: hominy, fried bacon, cornbread. Fresh meat (or fish) once a month. Wheat bread once a week. Sewerage is dumped in a pit 50 yards (about) from camp and covered with earth daily. For punishment "trusties" have chains put back on them and chainmen are whipped. The latter punishment is administered by the foreman or guards in camp. "2. Mr. S. R. Kennedy. Foreman. Visited November 7, 1916. Camp near Odom's bridge. "Equipment.?Tent with fly for guards. Tent with fly for convicts. Latter sleep on beds of boards laid over saw-horses. Bedding consists of mattresses, cotton ticks, and blanki ets. Fairly clean. Cooking done over open fire out of doors. "Management.?Physician emplov! ed on a salary by the county to visit I gang on call. Sick convicts usually remain at camp. Records kept by foreman do not show race and ages of convicts committed. Law requiring reduction of sentences for good behavior obeyed. Law directing sepedaration of races on chaingangs observed when convicts are in camp but disregarded when they are at work. "Convicts.?Number present day of visit?negro men, 19: of whom 6 were "trusties." Bathing requirej quirements?on commitment and | once a week while on the gang. CThree convicts bathe in the same tub of water.) Convicts' bill of fare jday of visit?breakfast: hominy, fried | bacon, syrup, gravy; dinner: peas. nftfnWooH hnil&ri harnn: sunner: I V.U1 Uk/1 v^au, Wi.v? ?, f V _ _ j hominy, fried bacon, syrup, gravy. I No fresh meat. Wheat bread once a j week. Sewerage from camp dumped ! in a pit and covered with earth daily. I "Trusties" are shackled and chain men are whipped. "Trusties" are i whipped, too. sometimes. Recommendations for Gangs. "Provide weather-proof kitchens. I preferably screened cars, and stoves for the gangs. Require the county physician to visit the gangs once a week regularly as well as on call: to vaccinate convicts against smallpox as indicated, and to make a physical examination of all convicts committed unless previously examined while in jail. Keep the race and ages of convicts in the foreman's record. "On gang 2. obey to the letter the law requiring the separation of the races. Do not permit more than one convict to bathe in the same tub of water. Give the convicts fresh meat (or fish) twice a week and wheat bread once a day. Use kerosene oil and water in the sewerage vessels as a fly repellant. Dig the pits for sewerage at least 150 yards from the sites of the camps. Do not whip convicts." Bamberg County Jail. "Visited November 6. 1916. Sheriff S. G. Ray. "Building and Equipment.?The jail is two stories high built of brick. I Has metal roof and wooden floors. I On second floor there are Ave rooms I for prisoners, one for white men. onei for negro women, two for negro men, J and one for insane persons. The ven-j tilation and lighting of the rooms is! exceptionally good. Electric light; in hall > and kerosene lamp in room, for white men. Heated by stove in j j hall. Water from ~>k-foot pump in! back yard. Covered agate-ware toilet j bucket*- in each room occupied by j prisoners. Two galvanized tubs. Onei double iron bed in white male pris-i oners' room, and three "double-deck"! iron beds of poor type in each of three! rooms for negro prisoners. Bedding I consists of mattresses, quilts, and! blankets for negroes and whites, withi sheets, pillows and pillow cases add Missionary Meeting. I? ! There will be a euarterly meeting; of the first division of the Barnwell association heid at the Bamberg Bay-! tist church on next Saturday. June! bth. beginning promptly at 1 1 o'clock. | A full attendance front each churchi in this division is desired. Let each J member of our home society feel that j it is her duty to attend and take part in this meeting: in serving our Master we should each realize that we have some task to perform. Ladies of other denominations are cordially invited to attend these services. Lunch will lie served at the church. The following is the programme for the day: Sons: Devotional exercise, bv Mrs. W. L. Hayes. Address of welcome. Mrs. J. F. Carter. Response. .Mrs. Claudia Kennedy. Reading minutes of last meeting. Busness. Roll call, with the verbal reports from each society. "What are the characteristics of an ideal foreign missionary?" by Miss Louise Maths. Music, choir. "(1) What can we do in our own lives to strengthen the home base? (2) Is there anything we can do in our own church to further the same end? (3) Is there anything we can do to extend the cause?" By Miss Watson. Reading. Miss Dot Xinestein. "Ideals of Leadership." Mrs. A. W. Knight. "A Sunbeam's Mission.*' Miss P. Turner. Appointment of committees. Resolutions. time and place of next meeting. Adjournment?lunch. Devotional exercise, Mrs. Cooner. "Our Work Among the Foreigners." Mrs. J. D. Huggins. Discussion, "How May I Manifest Loyalty to My Country." Mesdames Mayfield. Ayer and Hayes. ' Music, choir. Tithing. Mrs. Storn. Music, solo. "Gaining, the Life of Power," Mrs. Counts. Y. W. A. session. Miss Millions. Report of nnmnn'ttoflc ArHnnrn V.UUIU1 iltv.v,0. 4&UJ w v* ? M . Shower for Miss Rentz. Quite an enjoyable social affair was the miscellaneous shower given in honor of -Miss Kate Rentz, the popular and attractive music teacher of the Walterboro high school, by .Mrs. David Black, on Tuesday afternoon, announcing the engagement of Miss Rentz to Mr. J. J. Heard, the wedding to take place the latter part of June. The guests began to assemble at 4:30 o'clock, and were met at the door by Mrs. Black and Miss Jones, who presented them to Miss Rentz, and Misses Black and Aver, of Bam- 1 berg, other guests of the occasion. Delicious fruit punch was served by Misses Marie Saunders and Edith , Black, after which the gam e of hearts dice was enjoyed for an hour. A sweet course, consisting of ice ' cream and cake, was served. x The entrance of the "washer woman" with a large basket of "clothes" on her head was of interest to all, when it was discovered that the basket contained a number of gifts for the bride-elect. The cutting of the bride's cake was quite an interesting part of the afternoon's entertainment. Miss Maggie Marvin cut the ring, and Miss Kathleen de Treville the "oid maid's thimble." Miss Rentz, by her charming personality and beautiful traits of character, has endeared herself to each and all of the people of Walterboro. who have had the pleasure of knowing her. It is with a feeling of sincere regret and best wishes that her friends bid her good-bye.?Walterboro Press and Standard. ed for latter. Sheets and pillow cases washed weekly and blankets monthly. The fire hazard is serious, the wooden floors, type of heating, and kerosene lights all contributing to the danger. "Management.?A jailer is employed. The quarters of the prisoners and the equipment they use are kept spotlessly clean/a condition foF which the management is to be heartily commended, especially since it is handicapped by the lack or running water and modern conveniences in the jail. The records of prisoners committed are not adequate, only their names and date of commitment and discharge are kept. A physician is employed on a salary, but he is required to visit the jail only on call. '"Prisoners.?Average daily popula tion, 4.4. Largest population ui reword. 5. Prisoners are separated by race and sex. and juveniles are given a room to themselves. Prisoners required to bathe on entrance and weekly thereafter. Xo employment except cleaning jail. Jailer provides some reading matter. Religious ser- j vices held twice in las: four years. Three meals, good in quality ancl sui- j fic-ient in quantitv. served daily to all! i prisoners. "Improvements Noted.?Electric lights put in jaiiers" quarters and in! hall of prisoners' quarters. Tele-! | phone installed for jailer. i Recommendation*. "Connect jail with city water main ! and put in sewerage connections, j Build storeroom for food supplies under stairway. Bring records of prisoners up to requirements." I Read The Herald. $1.50 a year, j W A R THIS is what W rt I\ we are IN for If your house had been ransacked and burned, and your relatives and friends had been outraged, as have the Belgians and French, you would be bursting with rage and ready to fight, and to fight to a finish. \ Bombs with long but perfect connections have been set under the foundations of this government. The fuse is burning towards our shores. 3 Shall we wait till the terrible explosion takes place, or shall we act now? The war is with us. We may not see its flames today, but our homes, our liberty, our freedom and our all, are at stake. THE VALUE OF LIBERTY BONDS TO ' . PURCHASERS. - ' Security v M ' M If the bond were only fairly good, if even there were some doubt about its ever being paid, and if the interest rate were much lower, it would BE THE DUTY of every * citizen to subscribe. . But it is today THE BEST BOND IX THE WORLD. The INTEREST rate i^ HIGH for such a bond and^it is FREE FROM TAXES OF EVERY KIND. K v.* No such opportunity has ever been offered in any countrv in the historv of the world to combine PATRIOTISM, SAFETY AND* GOOD INCOME. . j Benefits The bonds will appreciate in value. We would certainly look to see these bonds go to a premium after the war, as tlie one bond that will be the most desirable of all the world's issues. And in the meantime, as commanding the highest credit * and lowest terms for borrowing at the banks, they will be in demand as collateral by borrowers, who will be willing to pay a premium for them in exchange temporarily for other collateral, in order to make loans at the banks at the lowest rate. In addition to this, the bonds are convertible into the bonds to be authorized in the future, if the Government then has to pay a higher rate than 3 1-2 per cent. This will probably be necessary. The bonds bought now, will thus, by exchange, become even more valuable. V \ * Y'v' Bamberg Banking Co. . BAMBERG, S. C. <> -OOO 1 ^ V I \ """ fl^ p*o8|P^\\ ^gj / Mr. Opportunity Knocks at . Every Man*s Door ^ MOW often do we hear the expression, "If I had a little ready ** money I could make a fortune!" Why not have a little ready cash when Mr. Opportunity knocks'at your door? Mr. Opportunity is a gracious fellow, but he turns away from the man who is not ready to welcome him. ^ Get ready for his visit by placing a A certain sum in the bank. Then when A V he comes you can take him to your Y I bosom. See us about your banking. * CwESBi 9 4 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings Deposits. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $100,000:00 Bamberg Banking Co. , * ZJ ' _ * I THE PEACEABLE SETTLEMENT OF YOUR ESTATE WILL BEST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY YOUR AP- . " POINTMENT of us as your Executor. It is in your power?NOW ?to do much to avoid litigation over the settlement of your Estate, by having your Will made, drawn in clear language and conforming to law and by our ' appointment as your Executor to enforce and carry out impartially your wishes. Loosely drawn wills I and careless administration oy mexperieiiueu mui viduals often involve costly legal contests and the 2 frustration of your wishes. We shall be glad to S consult with you without charge about your Will. 1 BAMBERG BANKING COMPANY I Bamberg, S. C. I '* .1 K '